if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
fax; facsimile; fax machine
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
why; how; for what reason
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
... years old; age (of) ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
too (much); overly; excessively
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reality; actuality; hard fact
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder